What Happened to Men?

Recently, the has been a resurgence within academic communities to study men and male behavior. And, when there is a surge to study something in academia, we can be sure that means there are problems brewing and a host of federal dollars in the pipeline.

The problems are with men and the money is coming to study those problems.

Academics
For the past decade, men have been lagging behind women in almost every academic category besides mathematics. Women are graduating high school at higher rates and are attending college more often than men. Women are also more likely to graduate college and have much higher G.P.A's than men.

Starting Early
Early on in life, boys are much more likely to be suspended or expelled throughout middle and high school. Remember the talkative boys in elementary schools who always got punished (that was me!) or the trouble makers getting in fights? It seems that these early experiences are having a greater effect on men that previously thought.

Emotional and Social Problems
Teenage boys and males throughout adulthood, represent a stark contrast to females. Males are more likely to commit suicide (though females attempt more), more likely to develop an addiction, commit a felony such as theft, assault, or murder, abuse their wives and children, sexually exploit children, and commit rape. The list could go on and on.

What to do?
What are your thoughts on the social and emotional health of men? Why are we falling behind and acting on so many heinous ways?